Building structure



@cn s, 1929. R GQ @GRY 11,?30,645

BUILDING STRUCTURE 'Filed Nov. 24, 192B 4 sheets-sheet l @LIQ/ENGR B Y if @QOR EY Oct. 8, 1929. R. G. com' -730645 BUILDING STRUCTURE vFiled Nov. 24, 192@ 4 sheets-sheet 2 ATTORNEY Oct. 8, 1929. R G, CORY L7345 BUILDING STRUCTURE Filed Nov. 24, 1928 4 sheets-shee1 5 ATTORNEY Oct. 8, 1929. R. G. coRY BUIv[LDIN(- STRUCTURE FiledNov. 24, 1928 4 sheets-sheet 4 Patented oci. 8,1929

RUSSELL G. COItY, 0F MONTCLA1RNEWJEBS`EY BUILDING STRUCTURE Application led November 24, 1928. Serial No?. 32l,748v.'

My invention relates to building structures, and especially to buildings intended for manufacturing, merchandising, storage, and analogous purposes.

The general object is to so construct or arrange a building of indicated character as to facilitate the movement of goods freight merchandise, etc.) to and from all oors/of the building and all tenants or occupants of separate areas of each floor. ln realization of this object, the building is so designed that, in respect to convenience and facilities affordedto occupants, each floor is substantially a ground floor.

A principal structural feature 1s the provision of elevators capable of Carrying motor trucks, with truck landing floors positioned below the main floor levels, at which goods (loading and unloading) platforms are provided; so that the commercial trucks may be run off the elevators onto the landing floors the truck floors flush with to the goods platforms, with the platforms, goods discharged or received, and again run upon the elevators for movement to other upper floors, or to the ground floor; the

and backed up elevators being available for other truck movements as soon as a truck is discharged on any landing ioor.

Another important featurel is the provision or arrangement of two adjacent buildings, of suitable 'or standard floor areas, with a centr'al, connecting section or .service build 1nd, abtdve referred to, also other freight and passengcr elevators, toilets, piping for steam, gas and water, electric conduits, etc., so that all parts of the connected buildings, or'

separate tenants thereof, may have all of the service facilities of the central, service section; thus affording to small tenants the conveniences and facilities which are now available only to occupants of entire buildings.

Provision is also made for railroad trackage within the building, convenient loading and unloading of freight cars, and distribution of such freight to and from the cars and throughout the building, by small electric, or skid trucks, or otherwise; for propdoor.

containing the motor-truck elevators er movement of motor trucks into, through and from the building on a main or ground floor; ,and for goods-handling platforms for motor trucks on such main or ground floor; and the invention also includes various other improved features of structure or arrangement, as sucientlyv referred to hereafter.

'lhe characteristics and advantages of the invention are further suiciently explained in connection with the following detail. description of the accompanying drawings, which shows one representative embodiment. After considering this example, skilled persons will understand that many variations may Abe made without departing from the principles disclosed, and ll contemplate the employment of any structures that are properly within the scope of the appended claims.

ln the drawings: Fig. 1 is a plan (in the sectionfplane l--l of Fig. 2) of a typical ioor,

other than the main or ground floor, of a building ern-- 1g. 4 1s a perspective detail of an upper y F ig. 5 is a perspective viewl of the lower floor.

As best shown, in Fig. .1, l is practically a duplex building, consisting of individual sections, or buildmgs 4, separated to rovide light and air, and connected central y by a service structure 3, in which are located all necessary facilities for fservice to all areas of the main buildin s 4, orindividual tenants thereof; inclu "ng motor-truck elevators (described 'passenger elevators, common toilets, pi ing or conduits for water, (hot, cold, iced, resh and salt), gas, electricity (direct or alternating, or both) refrigeration, tele hone, etc.

In the style of construction ilustrated in Fig. 1, the floors are supported on inner columns 5, and any floor may be divided by partitions into `any desired number or arrangementof rooms or suites for different tenants or for other reasons, one such subhereafter), other freight or division being indicated by the partitions 6, Fig. 1. Common halls o r passages. 7 are usually retained, leading from the central portions of the main wing, for serviceV of all occupants, or giving access to all the divisions of the Hoor. Y

Any suitable number of railroad tracks 10 maybe provided in thevstructure 2, these tracks usually being located at a level some.

Y ment for distribution oi goods or freight of certain classes, ort small trucks such as are used on docks, in railroad terminals, warehouses, etc., and usually propelled by electric motor and storage battery, and identified for present purposes as electric or skid trucks, some ,of these being shown at 15, Fig. 2; andl also provides for the movement within the building of ordinary automobile trucks which are conveniently identified as motor Itrucks, numbered 16 in various views.

'Elevators are provided, of dimensions to receive these motor trucks and therefore identified as truck or motor truck elevators; and other elevators are provided, usually of smaller car-door area, but which preferably will receive the smaller electric or skid'trucks, and are identified simply as freight elevators. v

rlhe motor truck elevator shafts 20 of any suitable number are usually arranged substantially centrally in the main or central wing of the building as best shownv in Fig. 1. Fig. 3 shows one of these shafts in vertical section and alsoa car 21 thereinvdimensioned to receive any ordinary or full sized motor truck 16. The elevator cars may be operated by'individual conductors or from the central station. At the main or ground Hoor 11 there is a side entrance 22 for motor trucks, (or otherv street vehicles), this entrance communicating with a central through passage 23 providing iormovement of vehicles past the elevato-rs to an exit 24 at the other side and also having divided aisles or lanes 25 leading to the motor truck elevators. The lower or ground Hoor eXce t tor the vehicle areas or passages .mayl e at a level somewhat above such passages, providing goods platforms 26 at the level of the truck floors, and these platforms may be arranged Vas indented or angular bays or slips 27 to receive motor trucks in diagonal parking ositions, such slips or platforms being at eit er or both ends of the central passage, as desired. At one 'side oi the building a traiiic lane or alley 28 may be provided for oneway traiic, the enit 2a communicating with this alley, and ii desired another alley 29 may also be provided for one-way traiiic in the other direction.

As an important feature of the invention, any or all'iloors-bove the main or ground floor are preferably arranged for the ecient handling of motor trucks in the following way: its best seen'inv Fig. 3, Which shows several upper floors 30, 'for each of these a subfloor 31. otherwise referred to as'a truck landing or landing floor, is provided, so located 'below the main floor level that when a motor -or by the use of electric or skid trucks. The

landing floor Slis dismensioned to receive a motor truck of ordinary or maximum size, and after the truck has been brought by the elevator car to the level of the landing door, the truck is run 0H the elevator and backed up to the goods platform 32, immediately releasing the elevator for further vertical truck movements; and after loading or unloadin the elevator car is brought back to the lan( ing door and the truck is run back on it. In this way an ordinary motor truck may make a plurality of deliveries or collections within the building in minimum time and with minimum inconvenience, as compared with calling at a number of separate buildings at which freight handling is provided for only at street lnevel, with or without proper loading platrorms.

Preferably also one or more batteries of freight elevators 40 are provided, of any required number, these usually bein dimensioned to receive the small electrical skid trucks, or hand trucks, and the shafts of these elevators usually go to the basement to receive the skid trucks running to and from the railway loading platforms 12 via lthe ramp 13. Passenger elevators 41 of any desired number may also be provided, when desired.

Each upper door also desirably has at a central location, such as 45, wash or toilet rooms designed for common use of all tenants or occupants of the ioor. f

Truck movement through the lower Hoor, and to and from the truck elevators, will be directed in accordance with the arrangement of lading floors: Thus, with the arrangement shown, the trucks will move through the lower floor in the direction of the arrow, that is, fromright to left, as viewed in Fig. 5; thus the trucks are run onto the elevators in proper positions to be backed onto the landing floors 31; and when returned to the ground floor, proceed forwardly to and out at the exit 24 around within the so that there is no necessity for turning building. I claim:

1. A buildin structure comprisin floors' above ground evel, a motor truck e evator, and at one or more of said upper floors a truck landing dimensioned and arranged to receive Va truck from the elevator and, located on a level below the main floor level.

2. A building lstructure comprisinfr floors above ground level, a motor truck elevator, and. at one or more of said upper Iloors'a truck landing dimensioned andarranged vto receive a truck from the elevator and located at such position ybelow the adjacent main floor level thata truck on said landing floor` has itsr floor at the approximate level of said main floor.

3. A building structure comprisin loors above ground level, a motor truck e evator, and at one or moreof said upper oors a truck landing dimensioned and arranged to receive a truck from the elevator and located on a level below the main iloor level, the main loor adjacent said landing being arranged as a goods handling platform.

4. A building structure comprising one or more upper floors, Aan elevator dimensioned to receive a motor truck, and-at one or more of said upper floors a truck landing floor arranged to receive a truck from the elevator and located below the main floor level.

- 5. A building structure comprising one or more upper floors, an elevator dimensioned to receive a motor truck, and at one or more oi said upper floors a truck landing floor arranged to receive a truck from the elevator and located at such position below the main floor level that a truck on said landing floor has its floor at the approximate level of said maintloor;

6. A building structure comprising one or more upper floors, an elevator dimension'ed to receive a motor truck,a nd at one or more of said upper ioors a truck landing floor arranged to receive a truck from the relevator and located below the main door level, the main tloor adjacent said landing floor being arranged as a goods handling platform.

7. ln a building structure, a plurality ol vupper loors, one or more elevator shafts,

an elevator car in each shaft dimensioned to Areceive a motor truck, and for each shaft and door a truck landing floor Vat the shaft, dtmensioned to receive a motortruck from the elevator car and located at such level below.

the corresponding main door level that the truck floor is substantially dush with said main floor. a n

8. In a building\structure, a plurality of upper floors, one or` more elevator shafts, an

elevator car in each shalt dimensioned to receive a motor truck, and for each shaft and floor a truck landing :door atthe shaft, dimensioncd to receive a motor truck 'from the elevator .cari and located at such level below the corresponding main floor level; that the truck floor is substantially flush with said main oor, the main floor adjacent said landmore centrally located elevatorshafts, an elevator car in each. shaft dimensioned to receive a motor truck, and for each shaft and floor a truck landing floor at the shaft, dimensioned to receive a motor truck from the elevator car and located at such level below the corresponding main door level that the lruck loor is substantially Hush with the main oor.

10. A building structure comprising ilors above ground level, a motor truck elevator, and at one or more of said upper floors a truck landing dimensioned and arranged to receive a truck from the elevator and located on a level below the mainloor level, and a truck entrance at' ground door level leading to the elevators.

11. yAwbuilding structure comprising floors above ground level, a motor truck elevator,

on a level below the main door level, and a ground floor having a iront and rear entrance and a through passage for vehicles, to.

and around the elevators.

13. A building structure comprising doors above ground level, a motor truck elevator, f and at one or more of said upper floors a" truck landing dimensioned and arranged to receive a truck from the elevator and located on a level below the main iloor level, and a ground floor having a front and rear entrance and a through passage for vehicles, and also on said ground door, goods platforms arranged at the approximate door level of motor trucks. 4

14. A building structure comprising doors above ground level,- a motor truck elevator, and at one or more. of said upper floors a truck landing dimensioned and arranged to receive a truck from the elevator-and located on a level below the main door level, and a ground door having a front and rear entrance` and a through passage for vehicles, and also on said ground door, goods platforms, arranged at the approximate door level of motor trucks, said platform being in the form of angular slips for diagonal truck parking.

15. A building for the purpose described, comprising one or more main sections, at approximate ground level one or more railroad tracks, goods platforms at freight oar Hoor level, and a ramp leading down from t said platforms to a basement oor of the main building sections to elevator entrances therein. v

In testimony whereof I aix Ig signature.

10 -v RUSSELL CORY. 

